The Resume

(June 24, 1946- )
Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
United States Secretary of Labor (January 1993-January 1997)
Author of 'Aftershock,' 'Supercapitalism,' 'Reason,' 'Locked in the Cabinet' and 'The Work of Nations'
Clinton cabinet member turned liberal political commentator
Height: 4 feet, 10 inches

Why he might be annoying:

Those who don't particularly care for his viewpoints call him a 'troll' thanks to his compact stature.
He is an ardent support of labor unions.
He made a failed run for Governor of Massachusetts (2002).
His relationship with Bill Clinton may have been strained after he criticized Clinton's centrist positions in one of his books.
He is proud to call himself a 'feminist.'
Barbra Streisand threw a fundraiser for him.
Right wing fiscal conservatives accuse him of being anti-capitalist.

Why he might not be annoying:

He graduated Dartmouth, Oxford and Yale Law School.
Time Magazine selected him as one of the Ten Most Successful Cabinet Members of the 20th Century.
As Secretary of Labor, he oversaw a minimum wage increase and the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
He was a public policy professor at University of California-Berkeley.
He served in the administrations of Republican Gerald Ford and Democrat Jimmy Carter.
Though a liberal, he was quite critical of President Barack Obama's economic policies.
He is a champion of what he calls the 'average working family.'

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [June] (Ranked: 6241946)
• Delta Upsilon Fraternity
• D's Profiles [Series 09]
• Elon Musk Doesn’t Like Me
• Frontline - Commentators [PBS]
• I Attended Dartmouth
• I Attended Oxford
• I Attended Yale
• I Sought Political Office
• Linked to Bill Clinton
• Little People [5'3 and Shorter] - Male
• Political Pundits
• Profiles 30501-30750 (Ranked: 30605)
• Rhodes Scholars
• YouGov’s Most Popular Politicians in America [2022] (Ranked: 61)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 72 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 87 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 31 Votes: 54.84% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 54 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 263 Votes: 65.02% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 93 Votes: 70.97% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 33 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 51 Votes: 56.86% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 24 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 53 Votes: 58.49% Annoying